$100k salary, packing up from Hickory
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kingsport
TN
36.55°N
82.56°W
Kingsport is a planned 'model city' built by the Eastman Chemical Company in the early 1900s, with a downtown laid out in deliberate grids and the company still dominating the local economy. It's in the Tri-Cities area (with Bristol and Johnson City), tucked into the Appalachian foothills. Bays Mountain Park and the South Fork Holston River give it strong outdoor access. Quietly orderly.
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the verdict
less monthly outlay than Hickory
The gap is real. Kingsport costs noticeably less than Hickory, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
4% cheaper than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,950/mo
$426 more than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
9% cheaper than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
312k
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Hickory gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Hickory hosts 2.4× more events.
59/100
8% lower than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
6% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
4
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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